2003-01-08: ALB upper air data from FSL's server at NOAA in Boulder, CO. Forecast max temp from AVN MOS for Fitchburg MA from nws.noaa.gov. === Interpolations from ALB data - temps:deg. F, altitudes:feet MSL === MSL *TI* Wdir@kts trig VirT 2.1 degrees/division ("`": Dry Adiabatic) ----- ---- -------- ---- . ---- ----------------------------------------- 12000 14.2 290 46 62 | -0.2 ` : 11500 14.0 61 | 2.0 ` : 11000 13.5 60 | 3.9 ` : 10500 13.1 59 | 5.8 ` : 10000 12.7 59 | 7.6 ` : 9500 12.2 58 | 9.5 ` : 9000 11.8 295 48 57 | 11.5 ` : 8500 11.9 57 | 14.3 ` : 8000 10.8 290 47 55 | 14.9 ` : 7500 9.7 53 | 15.6 ` : 7000 8.5 295 44 51 | 16.2 ` : 6500 5.4 46 | 13.3 ` : 6000 4.3 300 39 44 | 14.0 ` : 5500 3.7 43 | 15.6 ` : 5000 3.2 42 | 17.3 ` : 4500 2.6 41 | 18.9 ` : 4000 2.1 290 41 40 | 20.6 ` : 3500 1.2 38 | 21.7 `: 3000 0.3 280 28 37 | 22.9 : 2500 -0.5 36 | 24.0 (High: 36, CB: 2900) :` 2000 -1.4 260 21 34 | 25.1 :` 1500 -2.3 33 | 26.2 : ` 1000 -4.3 240 12 29 | 25.2 : ` 500 -7.1 24 | 22.8 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 449 AM EST WED JAN 8 2003 === Weak low pressure passed north of New England overnight, but brought another period of snow to the region. Accumulations ranged from a dusting to around an inch. Where it was not snowing, skies were cloudy. Temperatures remained cold overnight with overnight lows in the teens and lowers 20s, except on the islands where temperatures were around 30. That area of low pressure will move off to the east, taking the snow with it. Clouds will linger through the day with occasional sunny breaks pushing the temperature in most places to around freezing or a little above. Any clearing that takes place will be rather late in the day, or more likely during the evening. Another disturbance will race east from the Great Lakes tonight, moving clouds back overhead during the night. With the clouds will be another area of snow that could bring another inch or two of accumulation by Thursday morning. A third area of low pressure will swing through New England on Friday, bringing yet another chance of light snow. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The weather reported was light snow and fog. The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 1.75 miles. Temperature: 21F ( -6C) Dewpoint: 19F ( -7C) Relative Humidity: 93% Winds from the SW (230 degs) at 13 mph. Pressure: 990.1 millibars. Altimeter:29.19 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 8-Jan-2003 06:25 EST === 7am: 24010kt 4sm -sn Br Ovc040 8am: 24012kt P6sm Ovc050 3pm: 32012kt P6sm Sct040 Bkn250 10pm: 24008kt P6sm Bkn100 3am: Vrb03kt 2sm -sn Br Ovc020